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I just dont know where to start. My husband and I are planning to move out of Texas in a year or so. we know that we want to live in a place with lots of mountains and snow. somewhere that stays wintery for most of the year. quite a bit of wildlife (elk, deer, bears, moose, mabey even wolves.) we love to hunt and fish. ( hate summertime.)
We also want a small town, but close by a larger city for jobs and hopefully a social life >.<
Im thinking colorado or wyoming...but I thought that mabey someone on here might have a better suggestion for the best mountain state to move to. ( if you have any suggestions on a town that would be great too!!)
thanks!!!
I'll second the Adirondack Mtns but I'd say the northern or western parts which would bring you closer to Watertown, Ottawa, Kingston. This is a much less touristy section. Roughly a third of upstate NY falls within these rustic state lands which are heavily wooded and very lightly populated.
I'm talking about towns with a turn of the century general everything/grocery store, a post office, and an inn/bar, and maybe a few more. Cabins sometimes on a small lake and more often down an unpaved snowmobile trail or private road (you plow yourselves). Deer wander around in places unafraid. There are black bears, wolves, and who knows what else. Development is severly restricted.
You sound exactly like me! More than a few years ago when I left Texas, I couldn't wait for someplace with winter. I lived in Utah and loved it for the weather and the scenery. Job wise, not so good. Then I moved to Minnesota, weatherwise not so good. Job wise, great. I learned I didn't like winter as much as I thought I did!
I love Kamas, UT. That was a good idea. Plenty of winter and wildlife yet you can drive down into the SLC valley if you want some warm. Heber City is good too. That's some beautiful country that's not too remote.
If you have a preference of smaller cities and population, then Alaska is definitely for you. I have lived here off and on for about 15 years, and love it. It can get a bit pricey, but it is offset by higher wages so not too bad. You have winters for about 7 months out of the year, with summers in the 70s, and on rare occasions it can hit 80ish. Fairbanks has been known to hit the 90s, if you can believe that. Feel free to ask any questions.
Northern New Hampshire has beautiful mountains everywhere you look, lots of hunting, cold or chilly year round (I live in southern NH and I put my heat on in June and July sometimes at night and I used my airconditioning 3 times this whole year ) So imagine Northern NH. You can be close to larger cities but still live in small towns.
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I just dont know where to start. My husband and I are planning to move out of Texas in a year or so. we know that we want to live in a place with lots of mountains and snow. somewhere that stays wintery for most of the year. quite a bit of wildlife (elk, deer, bears, moose, mabey even wolves.) we love to hunt and fish. ( hate summertime.)
